the book…longer than the last one, I mean. It’s just feeling that way, in the pacing.
But we’ll see. Sometimes pace is difficult to predict, even with a close outline.
The fish: it’s been off-again on-again with the weather today, warm, then icy chill and raining, then sun-warm again.
We’ve had one poor fish that developed a fungus, a very bad one that’s eroded his fins somewhat, and sheeted thickly over his back, and then turned green with algae. This happens because the bacteria wake up before the fishes’ immune systems do. We’ve had an uncomfortably cold spring, and it’s just hovered forever right in that danger zone between bacteria waking and fish fully waking, and this poor fish continues to hibernate most of the time, but is uncatchable, because his danger-sense sends him into an exhausting race every time I’ve tried to snag him for treatment.
The weather is now definitively warming, and this poor fish has waked up and is eating, and the fungus is now retreating without treatment. He was so bad I had thought I would have to put him down if I could ever catch him—and here he is swimming with the rest and visibly improved. I’m amazed, and happy if I can save him. He’s not a pretty fish: he’s plain carp over most of his back, and never was pretty, but he’s clearly determined, and I’m trying every chance I get to feed him. As his immune system wakes up with the warmth there is a chance his body is fighting back with enough strength to get rid of this stuff. None of the pure koi are affected, just this poor fellow, and only where he has carp-scales, a dull green bronze. Curious.
But I am so hoping he will make it. A fish this stubborn deserves a chance. And he’s making his own.
Just so you know, I finished Deceiver at about 5 am this morning after far too many things kept interfering with my reading time. I want to read the next one. Right Now.
I hope your little fish friend does all right! Sounds like he’s a real fighter! I think he’d make a great pet for Bren or Cajeiri. (grin)
Just finished Deceiver as well, zette-ji (one is beginning to speak in Ragi after a 3 day immersion in the book). Longer books are fine by me. Extends the enjoyment. Before the next one is published I will need to tackle the existing “to read” list, then re-read the Foreigner series. An excellent way to spend a summer afternoon.
Many wishes for continued progress on the fishy’s health.
Our weather hasn’t been the best here either. Finished planting a few new perennials, and potted available herbs and annuals today in cloudy 55 degree weather. The soil isn’t warm enough for squash or cucumbers yet, but put the tomatoes and peppers in anyway. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve done with the front yard!
I’m waiting to Prog to finish Deceiver so I can read it again….and start picking up on all the peripheral stuff! 😉
Was going to plant dahlias today but cold and very windy…..seems like the coldest day we’ve had since march…frost and freeze warnings out so it is probably just as well that I did inside stuff.
Glad to hear that the fish is recovering.
Yes! Go for it! Love those *really* long books! 😉
Not so attractive green-bronze with whatever little bit of orange, perhaps? Huh, it sounds prettier to my mind’s eye (ear?) than it really is, I suppose. All for the not-so-pretty, stubbornly tenacious fish to thrive and surprise you. 🙂
Hah, more story pages means more to enjoy. Besides, by the time it gets published, I might have reread some books and read some new to me.
I began re-reading all the Foreigner books at the end of January, and finished the first ten by April 10th. I refused to read any other fiction until I read book eleven, so that was a difficult month, though I did get a few nonfiction books in.
The book that always leaves me talking in various alien languages is Hunter of Worlds. You just start picking up the words without even realizing it. Very nicely done.
waiting for Deceiver to arrive here ….. and yes please, more words are welcome, make it as fat as you like! poor fish, which one is he? (you named them all, didn’t you?)
Gerard. If the weather will just warm and stay there…
I too want more words, especially given that Deceiver felt short!!!
Sending virtual strength to poor Gerard.
He’s still better this morning, as the weather gets warmer. I’m greatly encouraged. The fins show healing. A third of his whole body was covered in a fungus to a depth of about a quarter inch, and now that patch is a third its former size. His scales are intact, and he’s hungry.
it’s arrived! hooray … but how to make this experience last long enough? ….. in the past I have re-read all the preceding books first ….
crossing fingers for Gerard.
Southwest weather report: Tornado watch until 10pm CDT. It’s supposed to be bigger than normal and the winds are already nasty. It’s taking the usual path up I-44 from SW to NE, straight through town unless it jumps over us which it sometimes does. Oh, Interstate 44 runs from Oklahoma City to St Louis and connects Interstate 40 with Interstate 70 on the diagonal.
Good luck, Tulrose. Batten down and keep an eye out. I well remember…
Thanks. Just back from the store, along with everyone else, stocking up on food that doesn’t need cooking.
Well, I’m shutting up shop. Turn off all computers and disconnect them from the power supply and phone lines. It’s 70mph and down around Chandler at the moment heading NE up the pike. Should be here in about an hour. C’est la vie!
I am another who will not complain about longer books. My copy of “Deceiver” should get here any day now… Glad fishy-san is doing better!
What about Atevi music? I imagine something Bach-like with a sitar-y flair?
Longer is fine. Just starting the second read through and found Bren assuring Tabini he had no intention of going anywhere near you know where.
Oboy.
Deceiver arrived on Saturday and I’ve started it. The contents of the data dump at the start that brings the reader up to date makes it look like you’re getting just a bit written out.
Have you seen Sean Carroll’s From Eternity to Here? It discusses the state of modern cosmology. Our home universe is neither everything that exists nor an accidental thermodynamic fluctuation. His analysis also indicates FTL–if it exists–has to respect the second law of thermodynamics. It can’t be used to create closed time-like curves.
Trust me.
It’s a pity you already named him, I was going to suggest “Sandor” as an appropriate name…
finished deceiver last week and conspirator the week before – had been saving them up to read back to back – and i got to the end of deceiver and there WASN’T ANY MORE TO BE READ!! ;P i was looking for the next chapter, brett is just left stuck there in enemy territory!!!! that is pure torture! ;P am looking forward to the next book – as always!! this has become one of my alltime fav series, really wish it would come out in audio book format!
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